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raggedyman
IMDb member since June 2005
I watch a load of movies, sometimes I even rate them here or review them at https://trashortreasure.blog/
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Bela Lugosi's Shed: Poor Quality Film Club
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Bela Lugosi's Shed is Podcast exploring Horror, in all its chilling forms. They cover everything from classic horror novels and films through to modern computer games and music. HJ Doom also runs a regular Poor Quality Film Club, and these are all the train-wrecks he has inflicted on the participants so far.
For more discussion of quality horror from the Shed, go to https://twitter.com/belalugosisshed
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It's like a reading list, but with far more arses and explosions.
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The Amusement Park (1975)
Like being kicked in the head by a metaphore, in a good way
28 December 2022 - 1 out of 1 users found this review helpful.
Is it subtle? No, and that's the damn point. Romero takes the concept and belligerently runs with it, hammering home the key points because that's why this film exists. You probably won't get it till you're old, so why should Romero muck around and try to be nice about it? It's close to the point of claustrophobia, it's anxiety inducing in places, and the sound track is just noise; techniques he's used in his other films to great horror effect and here he uses to try and elicit and empathic response. Is it his usual genre? No, but it's absolutely his usual level of quality. The budget stops it being one of his best works, but it's still an absoloute must watch. It may not make sense now, but give it time and you'll get it (hopefully).
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